2010 Kentucky Derby
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The 2010 Kentucky Derby was the 136th running of the Kentucky Derby
. The race took place on May 1, 2010, and was televised in the United States on the NBC
television network
. The post time was EDT ( UTC). The stakes of the race were US$2,185,200. The race was sponsored by Yum! Brands
and hence officially was called Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands.
Super Saver
won the race with Calvin Borel
as jockey
. Borel became the first jockey to win three Kentucky Derby titles in a four-year span. Ice Box, Paddy O'Prado and Make Music for Me finished second, third and fourth, respectively. Attendance was listed at 155,804, making it the sixth-largest in Derby history. Total betting exceeded US$ for the main pool, and for the exacta.
was withdrawn due to a swollen leg the week prior to the 2010 Kentucky Derby, the field was left with no clear favorite. Lookin At Lucky
was the race-time favorite, but only at odds of 6-1 against victory. Those odds tied the highest odds for a favorite in the history of the Derby. Post positions were drawn Thursday, April 29, 2010.
The track was wet and sloppy due to rain the previous night and nearly all day on Derby Day. Amazingly, after a windy, rain-soaked day at Churchill Downs, the sun came out just shortly before race time. The winning time was 2:04.45, and the margin of victory was listed as 2½ lengths
. Trained by Nick Zito, Ice Box came from well back in the pack to narrowly beat Paddy O'Prado for second place.
Super Saver started the day as the second favorite behind Lookin At Lucky. Coming out of the No. 4 gate, Borel immediately broke towards the inside rail, a strategy he often employs. He then pulled the horse back, rounding the final turn in fourth place, and charged to victory along the rail, holding off the impressive late charge from Ice Box on the sloppy track. It was the horse's first victory since winning the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes
as a two-year-old. Pre-race favorite Lookin At Lucky was hampered by drawing the No. 1 post. He was pinned on the rail early and did not get adequate running room until it was too late, finishing sixth.
Kentucky Derby
The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbred horses, held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. The race is one and a quarter mile at Churchill Downs. Colts and geldings carry...
. The race took place on May 1, 2010, and was televised in the United States on the NBC
NBC
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television network
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. The post time was EDT ( UTC). The stakes of the race were US$2,185,200. The race was sponsored by Yum! Brands
Yum! Brands
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and hence officially was called Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands.
Super Saver
Super Saver (horse)
Super Saver is a retired American Thoroughbred race horse, best known as the winner of the 2010 Kentucky Derby.-Pedigree:Super Saver's ancestors include damsire A.P. Indy, winner of the 1992 Belmont Stakes, 1957 Preakness Stakes winner Bold Ruler, 1964 Kentucky Derby winner Northern Dancer, and...
won the race with Calvin Borel
Calvin Borel
Calvin H. Borel is an American jockey in thoroughbred horse racing and rode the victorious mount in the 2007 Kentucky Derby, the 2009 Kentucky Derby and the 2010 Kentucky Derby...
as jockey
Jockey
A jockey is an athlete who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing.-Etymology:...
. Borel became the first jockey to win three Kentucky Derby titles in a four-year span. Ice Box, Paddy O'Prado and Make Music for Me finished second, third and fourth, respectively. Attendance was listed at 155,804, making it the sixth-largest in Derby history. Total betting exceeded US$ for the main pool, and for the exacta.
Payout
The 136th Kentucky Derby Payout Schedule| Program Number |
Horse Name |
Win |
Place |
Show |
| 4 | Super Saver Super saver Super saver may refer to:*Super Saver , winner of the 2010 Kentucky Derby*Super Saver Foods, a grocery store chain owned by Albertsons*Super Saver Foods , a grocery chain owned by B&R Stores... |
$ United States dollar The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies.... 18.00 |
$8.80 | $6.00 |
| 2 | Ice Box Ice Box (horse) Ice Box is a Thoroughbred racehorse. He is owned by Robert V. LaPenta, and trained by Nick Zito.Sired by Pulpit out of Spice Island, he is descended from A.P. Indy, Tabasco Cat, Mr. Prospector, Secretariat, Seattle Slew and Alydar, and is kin to 2009 Triple Crown race winners Mine That Bird and... |
- | $11.20 | $8.00 |
| 10 | Paddy O'Prado Paddy O'Prado Paddy O'Prado is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred by Winchell Thoroughbreds, he finished third in the 2010 Kentucky Derby. His regular jockey is Kent Desormeaux.-Racing Career:... |
- | - | $7.40 |
- $2 ExactaParimutuel bettingParimutuel betting is a betting system in which all bets of a particular type are placed together in a pool; taxes and the "house-take" or "vig" is removed, and payoff odds are calculated by sharing the pool among all winning bets...
: (4–2) paid $152.40 - $1 TrifectaTrifectaIn horse racing terminology, a trifecta is a parimutuel bet in which the bettor must predict which horses will finish first, second, and third in exact order. The word comes from the related betting term, "perfecta". A trifecta is known as a tiercé in France and Hong Kong and as a tris in Italy.It...
: (4–2–10) paid $1,168.70 - $1 SuperfectaSuperfectaThe superfecta is a type of wager in parimutuel betting in which the bettor, in order to win, must pick the first four finishers of a race in the correct sequence...
: (4–2–10–9) paid $101,284.60
The field
After early favorite EskendereyaEskendereya
Eskendereya is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. He is sired by Giant's Causeway, a son of North America's one time leading sire Storm Cat. Bred in Kentucky by Sanford Robertson, Eskendereya was a $250,000 Keeneland September purchase. His dam is Aldebaran Light, who is a daughter of champion...
was withdrawn due to a swollen leg the week prior to the 2010 Kentucky Derby, the field was left with no clear favorite. Lookin At Lucky
Lookin at Lucky
Lookin At Lucky is an American Thoroughbred racehorse and winner of the 2010 Preakness Stakes. Sired by Smart Strike, a half brother to Canadian Triple Crown Winner Dance Smartly, his dam, Private Feeling, was sired by Belong To Me by the North American Leading Sire of 1993, Danzig.Lookin At...
was the race-time favorite, but only at odds of 6-1 against victory. Those odds tied the highest odds for a favorite in the history of the Derby. Post positions were drawn Thursday, April 29, 2010.
Results
In what was considered "the most wide-open Derby in years", Super Saver hit the lead at the top of the stretch and held on to win the 136th Kentucky Derby. Jockey Calvin Borel captured his third Derby win in the last four years, while trainer Todd Pletcher picked up his first Derby victory in 25 tries.The track was wet and sloppy due to rain the previous night and nearly all day on Derby Day. Amazingly, after a windy, rain-soaked day at Churchill Downs, the sun came out just shortly before race time. The winning time was 2:04.45, and the margin of victory was listed as 2½ lengths
Length (horse racing)
A horse length, or simply length, is a unit of measurement that refers to the length of a horse from nose to tail, approximately 8 feet, It is commonly used in Thoroughbred horse racing, where it describes the distance between horses in a race...
. Trained by Nick Zito, Ice Box came from well back in the pack to narrowly beat Paddy O'Prado for second place.
Super Saver started the day as the second favorite behind Lookin At Lucky. Coming out of the No. 4 gate, Borel immediately broke towards the inside rail, a strategy he often employs. He then pulled the horse back, rounding the final turn in fourth place, and charged to victory along the rail, holding off the impressive late charge from Ice Box on the sloppy track. It was the horse's first victory since winning the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes
Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes
The Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually during the last week of November at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky...
as a two-year-old. Pre-race favorite Lookin At Lucky was hampered by drawing the No. 1 post. He was pinned on the rail early and did not get adequate running room until it was too late, finishing sixth.
| Finish | Post | Horse name | Trainer | Jockey | Morning odds |
Final odds to $1 |
Stakes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Super Saver Super Saver (horse) Super Saver is a retired American Thoroughbred race horse, best known as the winner of the 2010 Kentucky Derby.-Pedigree:Super Saver's ancestors include damsire A.P. Indy, winner of the 1992 Belmont Stakes, 1957 Preakness Stakes winner Bold Ruler, 1964 Kentucky Derby winner Northern Dancer, and... |
Todd Pletcher Todd Pletcher Todd Pletcher is a leading American thoroughbred horse trainer. He has won four consecutive Eclipse Awards as outstanding Trainer of the Year, while topping the leader board in purse earnings in 2004, 2005, and 2006. His horse Super Saver won the 2010 Kentucky Derby, the first of his 24 horses... |
Calvin Borel Calvin Borel Calvin H. Borel is an American jockey in thoroughbred horse racing and rode the victorious mount in the 2007 Kentucky Derby, the 2009 Kentucky Derby and the 2010 Kentucky Derby... |
15 | 8 | $1,425,200 |
| 2 | 2 | Ice Box Ice Box (horse) Ice Box is a Thoroughbred racehorse. He is owned by Robert V. LaPenta, and trained by Nick Zito.Sired by Pulpit out of Spice Island, he is descended from A.P. Indy, Tabasco Cat, Mr. Prospector, Secretariat, Seattle Slew and Alydar, and is kin to 2009 Triple Crown race winners Mine That Bird and... |
Nick Zito Nick Zito Nicholas Philip "Nick" Zito is an American Thoroughbred horse trainer.Zito began his career as a hot walker and worked his way up to a groom, to an assistant trainer, and to a trainer... |
Jose Lezcano Jose Lezcano Jose Lezcano is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. He rides in New York in the spring, summer and fall and spends the winter in Florida. His big break came in 2008 when he won a Breeders' Cup race.... |
10 | 11.7 | $400,000 |
| 3 | 10 | Paddy O'Prado Paddy O'Prado Paddy O'Prado is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred by Winchell Thoroughbreds, he finished third in the 2010 Kentucky Derby. His regular jockey is Kent Desormeaux.-Racing Career:... |
Dale Romans | Kent Desormeaux Kent Desormeaux Kent Jason Desormeaux is an American thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey who holds the U.S. record for most races won in a single year, 1989.-Brief biography:... |
20 | 12.3 | $200,000 |
| 4 | 9 | Make Music for Me | Alexis Barba Alexis Barba Alexis Barba is the horse trainer for Make Music For Me, a thoroughbred horse which came in 4th in the 2010 Kentucky Derby. Make Music For Me is known to have late speed which he used to improve from 20th position to finish 4th in the Kentucky Derby. This ability to close was displayed earlier in... |
Joel Rosario Joel Rosario Joel Rosario is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.Raised on a farm where he regularly road horses, Joel Rosario attended jockey school for six months. He obtained his professional license at age fourteen and began riding at Hipódromo V Centenario in Santo Domingo where he earned his... |
50 | 30 | $100,000 |
| 5 | 3 | Noble's Promise Noble's Promise Noble's Promise, is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. He was bred by Charles Kidder and his son Ben in a partnership with Dr. Nancy Cole . He is by Gainesway Farm stallion Cuvee, who was a three-time graded stakes winner at age 2 and owned by Chasing Dreams Racing, a horse syndicate of 24... |
Kenny McPeek | Willie Martinez Willie Martinez (jockey) Willie Martinez is a jockey in North American Thoroughbred horse racing.Martinez was born in Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico, but emigrated to the United States in 1988 to work as a hotwalker and groom for his sister's godfather at Finger Lakes Race Track in Farmington, New York... |
12 | 24.9 | $60,000 |
| 6 | 1 | Lookin at Lucky Lookin at Lucky Lookin At Lucky is an American Thoroughbred racehorse and winner of the 2010 Preakness Stakes. Sired by Smart Strike, a half brother to Canadian Triple Crown Winner Dance Smartly, his dam, Private Feeling, was sired by Belong To Me by the North American Leading Sire of 1993, Danzig.Lookin At... |
Bob Baffert Bob Baffert Robert A. "Bob" Baffert is an American horse owner and trainer, whose horses have won three Kentucky Derbies, five Preakness Stakes, one Belmont Stakes and two Kentucky Oaks. He graduated from the University of Arizona's with a Bachelor of Science degree. -Early career:Bob Baffert began his... |
Garrett Gomez Garrett K. Gomez Garrett Keith Gomez is an American thoroughbred jockey.-Early career:Gomez learned to ride by watching his father, Louie, who was a jockey at many tracks in the Southwest United States... |
3 | 6.3 | |
| 7 | 17 | Dublin | D. Wayne Lukas D. Wayne Lukas Darrell Wayne Lukas is a former educator who became one of the most successful horse trainers in American Thoroughbred horse racing history and a U.S... |
Terry Thompson | 12 | 20 | |
| 8 | 6 | Stately Victor Stately Victor Stately Victor is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. He ran in the 2010 Kentucky Derby, coming in eighth. Bred by Frank Stronach's Adena Springs, he is a son of the great Ghostzapper, the 2004 American Horse of the Year and ranked number one in the world that year... |
Michael Maker | Alan Garcia Alan Garcia (jockey) Alan Garcia is a thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He was Peru's leading apprentice jockey in 2003 and in that same year he began racing in the United States at the Meadowlands Racetrack where he was also the leading apprentice. His father and grandfather were both jockeys in Peru... |
30 | 20.2 | |
| 9 | 14 | Mission Impazible | Todd Pletcher Todd Pletcher Todd Pletcher is a leading American thoroughbred horse trainer. He has won four consecutive Eclipse Awards as outstanding Trainer of the Year, while topping the leader board in purse earnings in 2004, 2005, and 2006. His horse Super Saver won the 2010 Kentucky Derby, the first of his 24 horses... |
Rajiv Maragh Rajiv Maragh Rajiv Maragh is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. An Indo-Jamaican, he is the son of a jockey who rode in Jamaica before relocating to Florida where he began a career as a horse trainer.... |
20 | 16.7 | |
| 10 | 11 | Devil May Care Devil May Care (horse) Devil May Care was an American Thoroughbred filly racehorse.Out of the mare Kelli's Ransom, Devil May Care was sired by Malibu Moon, a son of the multiple Grade I winner, A.P. Indy.... |
Todd Pletcher Todd Pletcher Todd Pletcher is a leading American thoroughbred horse trainer. He has won four consecutive Eclipse Awards as outstanding Trainer of the Year, while topping the leader board in purse earnings in 2004, 2005, and 2006. His horse Super Saver won the 2010 Kentucky Derby, the first of his 24 horses... |
John Velazquez | 10 | 10.9 | |
| 11 | 7 | American Lion | Eoin Harty | David Flores | 30 | 23.2 | |
| 12 | 13 | Jackson Bend | Nick Zito Nick Zito Nicholas Philip "Nick" Zito is an American Thoroughbred horse trainer.Zito began his career as a hot walker and worked his way up to a groom, to an assistant trainer, and to a trainer... |
Mike Smith | 15 | 23 | |
| 13 | 15 | Discreetly Mine Discreetly Mine Discreetly Mine is an American thoroughbred race horse. Foaled in 2007, he burst onto the scene when he won the Risen Star Stakes in Mid February 2010, making him a contender for the 2010 Kentucky Derby. Bred in Kentucky by E. Paul Robsham, Discreetly Mine was sired by Mineshaft , who was voted... |
Todd Pletcher Todd Pletcher Todd Pletcher is a leading American thoroughbred horse trainer. He has won four consecutive Eclipse Awards as outstanding Trainer of the Year, while topping the leader board in purse earnings in 2004, 2005, and 2006. His horse Super Saver won the 2010 Kentucky Derby, the first of his 24 horses... |
Javier Castellano Javier Castellano Javier Castellano is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.Castellano began his riding career in his native Venezuela in 1996 and in June 1997 moved to the United States where rode at race tracks in southern Florida until 2001 when he moved to race on the New York State racing circuit.In... |
30 | 31.6 | |
| 14 | 8 | Dean's Kitten | Michael Maker | Robby Albarado Robby Albarado Robby J. Albarado is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He began riding at the age of 12 at bush tracks in his native Louisiana and after turning professional, earned his first win at Evangeline Downs in 1990... |
50 | 25.7 | |
| 15 | 12 | Conveyance | Bob Baffert Bob Baffert Robert A. "Bob" Baffert is an American horse owner and trainer, whose horses have won three Kentucky Derbies, five Preakness Stakes, one Belmont Stakes and two Kentucky Oaks. He graduated from the University of Arizona's with a Bachelor of Science degree. -Early career:Bob Baffert began his... |
Martin Garcia Martin Garcia (jockey) Martin Garcia is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing who rides from a base in Southern California.He emigrated to the United States in 2003 and went to work at a delicatessen in Pleasanton, California... |
12 | 27 | |
| 16 | 19 | Homeboykris Homeboykris Homeboykris is a racehorse bred in Maryland in the United States. A son of Roman Ruler, he was purchased privately by a group headed by restaurateur Louis Lazzinnaro and includes Los Angeles Dodgers manager Joe Torre and turned over to Richard Dutrow for training... |
Richard Dutrow, Jr. | Ramon Dominguez | 50 | 27 | |
| 17 | 20 | Sidney's Candy Sidney's Candy Sidney's Candy is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. He is sired by increasingly important Candy Ride out of the Storm Cat mare Fair Exchange.- Racing Career :... |
John W. Sadler John W. Sadler John W. Sadler is an American horse trainer in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing.Sadler got his first win in 1979 at Golden Gate Fields racetrack in the San Francisco Bay Area... |
Joe Talamo | 5 | 9.5 | |
| 18 | 5 | Line of David | John W. Sadler John W. Sadler John W. Sadler is an American horse trainer in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing.Sadler got his first win in 1979 at Golden Gate Fields racetrack in the San Francisco Bay Area... |
Rafael Bejarano | 30 | 19.9 | |
| 19 | 16 | Awesome Act Awesome Act Bred by Flaxman Holdings in Kentucky, Awesome Act was sold for $240,000 as a Keeneland September yearling. He is out of Houdini's Honey... |
Jeremy Noseda Jeremy Noseda Jeremy Noseda is a British racehorse trainer.After six years working for John Dunlop, and five years as assistant to John Gosden, he joined Sheikh Mohammed's Godolphin operation in late 1993, and played a significant role in training such horses as Lammtarra, Halling and Balanchine.He started... |
Julien Leparoux Julien Leparoux Julien R. Leparoux is a Champion jockey currently racing in the United States.Leparoux, grew up in a racing family, the son of a jockey turned assistant trainer. He worked at the Chantilly Racecourse as a stable hand and in January 2003 emigrated to California to work as an exercise rider for... |
10 | 11.6 | |
| 20 | 18 | Backtalk Backtalk (horse) Backtalk is a colt of 2007, sired by Smarty Jones, who in 2004 lost his bid for the Triple Crown when he ran second to Birdstone. Backtalk is out of the mare Apasionata Sonata, a daughter of Triple Crown winner Affirmed. He is a multiple stakes winner out of his sire and is considered a contender... |
Thomas M. Amoss Thomas M. Amoss Thomas M. "Tom" Amoss is a trainer that trains race horses.A graduate of Louisiana State University with a degree in marketing, Tom Amoss had worked with horses while in high school and after completing his education went to work for trainers Frank Brothers, Larry Robideaux, and John Parisella... |
Miguel Mena | 50 | 23.1 |
- Margins – 2½ lengthsLength (horse racing)A horse length, or simply length, is a unit of measurement that refers to the length of a horse from nose to tail, approximately 8 feet, It is commonly used in Thoroughbred horse racing, where it describes the distance between horses in a race...
, neck - Time – 2:04:45
- Track – Sloppy
See also
- 2010 Preakness Stakes2010 Preakness StakesThe 2010 Preakness Stakes was the 135th running of the Preakness Stakes. The race took place on May 15, 2010, and was televised in the United States on the NBC television network. Lookin At Lucky, who was jockeyed by Martin Garcia, won the race. Approximate post time was 6:18 p.m. Eastern Time...
- 2010 Belmont Stakes2010 Belmont StakesThe 2010 Belmont Stakes was the 142nd running of the Belmont Stakes. The race took place on June 5, 2010, and was televised in the United States on the ABC television network. The race was won by Drosselmeyer, who was ridden by jockey Mike Smith and trained by Bill Mott...
- Kentucky Derby 2010 Prep ScheduleKentucky Derby 2010 Prep Schedule-References:...